2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Chemical and physical science technicians. Gross monthly salary, distribution against distribution.

Data released SCB lönestruktur 2025 SCB · SSYK 2012 4-digit
Fig. 1 — Side by side

Both distributions, one scale

10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
30k40k50k60k PRIVATE SECTOR 41 800 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 39 600 kr
Table 1 — The figures

Point by point

Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Public sector against Private sector.

Private sectorPublic sectorΔ
10th percentile31 400 kr30 200 kr−3.8%
25th percentile36 200 kr34 700 kr−4.1%
Median41 800 kr39 600 kr−5.3%
75th percentile48 700 kr43 800 kr−10.1%
90th percentile57 700 kr47 800 kr−17.2%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Statistics Sweden (SCB), salary structure statistics (lönestrukturstatistik), 2025. Gross monthly salary, full-time equivalents.
Full pages
Chemical and physical science technicians in Sweden

Percentiles are reported exactly as released. Derived (price-adjusted) figures round to the nearest hundred. We take no payment for how any figure is presented. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), open data.